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HB1710 Relative to procedures relating to child abduction.

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Relative to procedures relating to child abduction.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

Minimal financial impact; procedural improvements to existing child protection systems.

7
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Your Community

Strengthening child abduction response procedures helps protect the most vulnerable members of communities.

5
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Your Freedom

Procedural improvements to child protection that protect children's rights and safety.

Status

Refer for Interim Study: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/26/2026 House Journal 9

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Jay Markell (R)

The Short Version

Addresses legal procedures for child abduction cases, potentially strengthening NH's ability to recover abducted children and coordinate with other jurisdictions. Child abduction, particularly in custody disputes, requires swift legal processes.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Children at risk of abduction
  • ▲ Parents whose children have been taken
  • ▲ Law enforcement responding to abduction cases

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Minimal; improves existing procedures

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 191 for , 8 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 7 for , 153 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Ought to Pass (passage vote) 2026-02-12
Passed

YES = Pass the bill. NO = Reject the bill.

191R + 7D
Voted to Pass (198)
8R + 153D
Voted Against (161)
20
Absent
15
Not voting
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Voted Yea (198)

Republicans (191)
Democrats (7)

Voted Nay (161)

Republicans (8)
Democrats (153)
Absent (20)

Beth Richards (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charles Foote (R) , Daniel Popovici-Muller (R) , David Meuse (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Harry Bean (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , John MacDonald (R) , Julie Gilman (D) , Mark MacKenzie (D) , Mary Murphy (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Richard Brown (R) , Sean Durkin (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , William Dolan (D)

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